By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Before I retired in 2001, I fixed broken tech companies, as a CEO-for-hire. Later, as a paramedic working 12-hour shifts in emergency rooms and ambulances in Savannah, Georgia, I tried to fix broken hearts and minds resulting from cardiac arrest or stroke. Finally, I...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
In 2001, I found myself near the top of the mountain that was the vertically integrated health care system for which I worked. I was successful, well-compensated, respected, and influential. So why was I only really happy for a couple of hours a week? Those hours were...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Chicago has had one of the most corrupt governments in the country, with 30 city council members having been sent to prison in as many years. But it also has a rich history of incubating community organizers who fight back, from Jane Addams in the 19th century to Kim...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
When I became the first African-American pastor of the First Congregational Church (FCC) of Detroit in its 150-year history, my European-American and African-American congregants were like two different cultures under one roof. It took me seven years to find a way to...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
When the musical Wicked opened on Broadway in 2003, it became wildly popular. Teenagers flocked to the story of the witches of Oz at touring productions all over the country. It ignited a revival of musical theater in mainstream culture. Wicked ‘s success gave...
